Katriel & Farrell contribute to our conversations about everyday writing by putting scrapbooks into a category of "Genre of self". This relates to our discussions because most everyday writing can fit into a certain (or even multiple) genre(s). They also argued that scrapbooks are considered texts because they are "distinguished by their principle of aesthetic organization." Although in class we agreed that everyday writing is unrelated to institutional learning, there are still steps that need to be taught in order to make a successful scrapbook; but these are usually taught through friends and family.
I think that scrapbooks are everyday writing because they are very casual texts that are in no way related (or taught) by an institution. They are also not marked as a "skill", therefore anyone can make a scrapbook. This being said: I do not believe that magazines are everyday writing because the skills needed to create a magazine layout, etc. have to be taught by an institution in order to create a successful magazine (unlike scrapbooks).
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